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So is that the pun-fun............ over?

Yeah, we need someone to spin a good yarn to liven it up!

I know. The standard of this thread is a dis-crease.

I don't get your post NKAB. It has me stumped.

I remember being Scotstown last year with my brother at the Monaghan vs. Kerry league game. Before the game we were surveying the Kerry players during their warm-up as this was the first time we'd seen them live. A stray ball rolled out over the sideline in front of us and Colm Cooper trotted over to retrieve it. My brother remarked that there wasn't an ounce on him and he only looked like a cub. Cooper then turned and, from the right hand touchline about 30 metres out, he bent the ball over the bar with the outside of his left boot. Unbelievable. He kicked the winning point in the game too so that shut us up.

Forgive my Monaghan bias but surely Eugene "Nudie" Hughes has to be the most naturally gifted. Of the three allstars he won  – one was at corner back (1979) and two were at corner forward (1985 and 1988). As this demonstrates an ability to excel at both ends of the pitch and not merely in a specific position, I believe Nudie to be the most gifted. No other player has achieved this as far as I'm aware.